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B. F. HERB, or LIVINGSTON, ALABAMA.

Letters Patent No. 97,397, dated llfovcmbe'r- 30, 1 869.

IMPROVEMENT IN PAPER-FILES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, B. F. Harm, of Livingston, Sumter county, and State of Alabama, have invented a new and improved Paper-File; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in paperfiles, designed to provide a simple and convenient device for the purpose.

It consists in an arrangement of three parallel bars, one of which is provided with hooks and pins for the connection of the other two, and 'prings for forcing the middle bar against the second 01ambar, for clamping the papers placed between them.

For disengaging the papers, the bars are forced together, and the hooks disengaged from the second outer bar, and engaged with the middle bars holding the springs, while the second outer bar is free to be removed, allas hereinafter more fully specified.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved file, and

Figure 2 represents a transverse section.

Similar letters of reference represent corresponding parts.

The bar A is provided with two or more long hooks, B, two or more springs, 1), and two or more pins, E.

The hooks are pivoted to the bar A, and have two notches, 0, one near .the outer end, opening to one edge, and the other between the ends, opening to the opposite edge.

The bars Fand G are fitted with holes, to work on the pins to or from the bar A, also with pins H, for engaging the hooks B.

The bars may be pressed together against the springs (which have a constant tendency to force the bars A F apart) in the left hand, and the hooks engaged with the stud-pins H on the middle bar, leaving the bar G free for. removal from the pins 1 when the papers may be laid on the bar F for clamping, thrusting the pins through them.

The bar G is then placed on the pins E, and the hooks disengaged from the middle bar, and engaged with the said bar G, leaving the springs free to press the middle bar against the papers to hold them.

In this example, I have shown two of the books on one side and one on the. other of the bars, the two on one side beinguear the ends, between which the papers are inserted in the space between the bars.

This prevents the holding of papers as wide as the length of the bars, but I contemplate placing all the hooks on one side, if preferred.

Having thus described my invention,

What I esteem to be my invention, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, are the following improvements in paper-files: Q

1. The arrangement of theslotted springs I) D, so as to work over the pins E to protect the former against lateral displacement, and to make them direct and uniform in their vertical action, as and for the purpose specified.

2. The arrangement of the several hooks B at the points specified, and with inclined recesses, as shown and described, so that they may not only hold the file together, but retain the springs in subjection when the file is opened, all as shown and described.

The above specification of my invention signed by me, this 17th day of March, 1869.

B. F. HERE.

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